This seed diet budgie is obese, has fatty liver disease and secondary overgrown beak all due to a sedentary lifestyle and high fat (seed) diet.
Parrot Bytes: Volume 1, No 1: Nutrition
Obese budgie with secondary fatty liver disease
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Review of Vol. I: “…useful information that veterinarians who work with birds will find helpful in day to day practice.”
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2 Comments
What happened to the poor bird?
Dear Hannah Banana,
This budgie did fine with a serious diet!
Sincerely,
M. Scott Echols, DVM, Dipl ABVP (Avian Practice)